Mauritania vs Peru: Mineral rents
Mauritania
9.6%
in 2021
Peru
12.1%
in 2021
Mauritania rank
13th
Peru rank
10th
Mineral rents over time
- Mauritania
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 12.1% against 9.6% in Mauritania, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.3 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 13th and Peru ranks 10th of 214 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 4 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.5% | 2.6% | 6.9% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 6.6% | 4.5% | 2.1% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.8% | 0.8% | Peru |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 5.8% | 3.5% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 6.0% | 3.4% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 7.8% | 2.7% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral rents, Mauritania or Peru?
- Peru, at 12.1% against 9.6% in Mauritania as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mineral rents between Mauritania and Peru?
- 2.5%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Peru?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Mauritania and Peru rank globally for mineral rents?
- Mauritania ranks 13th and Peru ranks 10th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as Mineral rents (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Mineral rents are the difference between the value of production for a stock of minerals at world prices and their total costs of production. Minerals included in the calculation are tin, gold, lead, zinc, iron, copper, nickel, silver, bauxite, and phosphate.